1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 11.1-E, W-2870. Rarity-3. Mailed Bust Left. VF-30 (PCGS).144.2 grains. Dark olive and steel brown with some deep mottled tan in the reverse fields. One small spot of verdigris is seen at the front of the mail and the surfaces are lightly granular under a glass. One planchet fissure extends from the mouth of the effigy through the T of AUCTORI. Centered to the left, with AUCTORI tight to the edge, and INDE ET compromised a bit. The remaining legends are sharp, as is the date.From the Twin Leaf Collection of Connecticut & Massachusetts Coppers. Earlier ex Sixth Annual C4 Convention sale, November 2000:145.
